"Proceedings of an international conference held September 1-4, 1976 in Vancouver, British Columbia ... as part of the program of Liberty Fund inc., managed by the Fraser Institute and organized by Herbert B. Grubel who also chaired the -- conference." Includes bibliographical r…
Demonstrates that finance is the driveshaft that links inequality to economic instability.
Jeremy Rifkin argues that we are entering a new phase in history - one characterized by the steady and inevitable decline of jobs. The world, says Rifkin, is fast polarizing into two potentially irreconcilable forces: on one side, an information elite that controls and manages t…
The global economy is undergoing a fundamental transformation in the nature of work that will reshape civilization in the twenty-first century, says economist Jeremy Rifkin. Rifkin argues that we are entering a new phase in history -- one characterized by the steady and inevitab…
Discusses hypothetical links between the growth of trade with non-OECD countries and increasing tension in the labour markets of Western Europe, Japan and the USA.
Examines the interrelationship between labour market performance and the tax and social security systems through the development of a general equilibrium model called MIMIC (Micro Macro model to analyse the Institutional Context). Simulations cover the period 1987 to 2017.
Un livre de dénonciation violente sur les économies de marché. Prix Médicis essai 1996.
This is a fascinating, rich and comprehensive analytical account of the causes and consequences of austerity measures affecting the public sector in terms of pay and employment. The editors have assembled a broad array of contributions that really reflect the diversity within Eu…
Papers presented at a conference held at the American Enterprise Institute, Washington, D.C., Nov. 1 and 2, 1979. Includes bibliographies.
Comprises 15 papers grouped under three themes: the measurement of income inequality; the causes of income inequality; and policy implications. Covers mainly the period from 1964 to 1990.
Un pamphlet dénonçant le caractère souvent abject des discours savants sur la question du chômage dont les salariés et les chômeurs seraient finalement les seuls responsables. Il s'agit de mettre en évidence cette entreprise systématique de culpabilisation des victimes, mise en …
Carles Boix shows that an increasingly interdependent world economy and recent technological shocks have exacerbated the dilemmas faced by governments in choosing amongst various policy objectives, like job creation and reducing income inequality.
